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“…[a] spontaneous creation without thought to logic, reason or consequences.”–Richard Elfman on Forbidden Zone DIRECTED BY: Richard Elfman FEATURING: Hervé Villechaize, Susan Tyrrell, Marie-Pascale Elfman, Phil Gordon, Matthew Bright (as “Toshiro Baloney”), Viva, Danny Elfman PLOT: A curious girl wanders into the surreal “Sixth Dimension” located behind a door in her basement. There she . . . → Read More: 135. FORBIDDEN ZONE (1982) DIRECTED BY: Peter Orton FEATURING: David Soul, David Bedella, Leon Craig PLOT: Jerry Springer hosts a typical episode of his show, in which the usual horrible people desperate for one moment of fame bare their sordid lives to the world. In the ensuing mayhem, Jerry is shot. He finds himself in Hell, where Satan makes . . . → Read More: RECOMMENDED AS WEIRD: JERRY SPRINGER: THE OPERA (2005) “A veritable insanity, one unheard of in the annals of furore!”-Heinrich Heine on “Lisztomania” (1844) DIRECTED BY: Ken Russell FEATURING: Roger Daltrey, Paul Nicholas, Veronica Quilligan, Sara Kestelman, Fiona Lewis, Ringo Starr PLOT: Composer/pianist Franz Liszt hosts concerts before screaming throngs of 19th century women, and enjoys as many groupies and mistresses as he can . . . → Read More: 134. LISZTOMANIA (1975) DIRECTED BY: Darren Lynn Bousman FEATURING: Terrance Zdunich, Sean Patrick Flanery, Briana Evigan, Jessica Lowndes, Dayton Callie PLOT: A suicide, a jewel thief, and a thug’s girlfriend die and find themselves at an afterlife circus run by the Devil; he reads the stories of their sins retold as fables, which they re-enact to musical accompaniment . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: THE DEVIL’S CARNIVAL (2012) “The Lennon/McCartney songs used in the film seem to have been conceived and brought forth in the pure simple spirit of mystical innocence, like the works of Chagall. And, like Chagall’s works, the film tries to include everything in the world to make up its own cosmos. The animation style ranges from storybook simplicity to . . . → Read More: 128. YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) QUESTIONER: What are the most common comparisons to other films that you hear? CORY MCABEE: There’ve been a few. Because it’s in black and white people sometimes say Eraserhead, but other than the fact that it’s in black and white I don’t really see much… [laughter]. I get a lot of “cross-betweens,” like “a cross . . . → Read More: 123. THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT (2001) DIRECTED BY: Michael Schultz FEATURING: Peter Frampton, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, George Burns PLOT: Four loveable lads from Heartland, America form a band, overcome the corrupting influences of the music industry, and save their town from the evil forces that want to steal four prized musical instruments which can guarantee peace and love . . . → Read More: RECOMMENDED AS WEIRD: SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (1978) Gold Diggers Of 1933 is Busby Berkeley‘s masterwork, assisted in no small way by the astute direction of Mervyn LeRoy, who had previously directed a number of stark, socially conscious films, such as Little Caesar (1931) and I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932). Like Berkeley, Leroy’s best work was at Warner Bothers and, like Berkeley, . . . → Read More: GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 Busby Berkeley co-directed Dames (1934) with ho-hum stock director Ray Enright, and that may be one reason why it is among the most uneven of Berkeley’s films. The plot is threadbare. Oddball moral majority-type millionaire Hugh Herbert is planning on bequeathing ten million dollars to his cousin Zazu Pitts (of 1924′s infamous Greed) and her husband Guy Kibbee. . . . → Read More: DAMES (1934) Footlight Parade (1933) benefits greatly from the presence of actors James Cagney and Joan Blondell. Wisely, the film omits the coy indulgences of Busby Berkeley regulars Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler, relegating them to the sidelines and musical numbers. Directed by Lloyd Bacon and choreographed by Berkeley, the film echoes Cagney’s rapid-fire delivery. It is often ranked as . . . → Read More: FOOTLIGHT PARADE (1933) |
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